diff --git a/COPYING b/COPYING
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7580a2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/COPYING
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+Copyright (c) 1980, 1991 The Regents of the University of California.
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+are met:
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+   documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
+   must display the following acknowledgement:
+    This product includes software developed by the University of
+    California, Berkeley and its contributors.
+4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
+   may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+   without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/finger.spec b/finger.spec
index ea3411d..9670b36 100644
--- a/finger.spec
+++ b/finger.spec
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 Summary: The finger client
 Name: finger
 Version: 0.17
-Release: 39%{?dist}
+Release: 40%{?dist}
 License: BSD
 Group: Applications/Internet
 Source: ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/linux/Networking/netkit/bsd-finger-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1: finger-xinetd
+#BSD license text from sources
+Source2: COPYING
 Patch1: bsd-finger-0.16-pts.patch
 Patch2: bsd-finger-0.17-exact.patch
 Patch3: bsd-finger-0.16-allocbroken.patch
@@ -58,6 +60,8 @@ and you'd like finger information to be available.
 %patch10 -p1 -b .widechar
 %patch11 -p1 
 
+install -m 644 %SOURCE2 COPYING
+
 %build
 sh configure --enable-ipv6
 perl -pi -e '
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %attr(0755,root,root)	%{_bindir}/finger
 %{_mandir}/man1/finger.1*
+%doc COPYING
 
 %files server
 %defattr(-,root,root)
@@ -96,8 +101,12 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %attr(0755,root,root)	%{_sbindir}/in.fingerd
 %{_mandir}/man8/in.fingerd.8*
 %{_mandir}/man8/fingerd.8*
+%doc COPYING
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jul 08 2010 Petr Lautrbach <plautrba@redhat.com> 0.17-40
+- added license text
+
 * Mon Sep  7 2009 Radek Vokal <rvokal@redhat.com> - 0.17-39
 - init realname fix (#520203)